Posted on 04/22/2012 8:41:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
...a copy given to the soldier the original remained the property of the government...
And if the Government lost THEIR copy, you could kiss your retirement and medical benefits goodbye.
Red Tape - been around a L O N G time...
And they considered themselves Roman. It was a crime against
civilization that the west did not help stop the moon-worshipers from taking Constantinople.
:’)
In the 3rd Crusade western armies conquered Constantinople. The Eastern Roman Empire was re-established after a while, but it was at best a shadow of its former self. The West had at least as much to do with the eventual fall of the Empire as the Muslims.
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